Embedded C Developer OpenSync/OpenWrt
Job Title: Embedded C Developer – OpenSync/OpenWrt WiFi Router with Cellular
Work Location: Denver, CO (4 days onsite/week)
Contract duration: 12+ months Contract
Job Description:
- Required Skills:5+ years of embedded C development on Linux-based platforms.
Strong proficiency in C programming — pointers, memory management, IPC, event-driven architectures.
Experience with OpenWrt build system, package management, UCI configuration, and JFFS2/SquashFS overlay filesystems.
Familiarity with OpenSync or similar cloud-managed CPE frameworks (OVSDB, protobuf, MQTT telemetry).Experience with cellular modem integration — AT commands, QMI, network interface management (rmnet/wwan).Strong understanding of Linux networking — routing tables, metrics, netfilter, bridge interfaces, IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack, neighbor discovery, DHCPv4/DHCPv6, SLAAC, and prefix delegation.
Understanding of TLS handshake with mutual authentication using X.509 certificates, certificate chain validation, and secure provisioning.
Knowledge of security and tunneling protocols — GRE tunneling, IPsec, VPN overlays, and secure encapsulation for cloud-managed traffic.
Experience with event loop frameworks (libev, libuv, or similar).Proficiency with debugging tools — GDB, strace, tcpdump, kernel logs, serial console.
Familiarity with Git, GitLab CI/CD, cross-compilation toolchains.
Understanding of WiFi standards (802.11ax/be) and wireless driver configuration.
Top Skills:
Embedded C Development on Linux/Open WrtC programming, Linux internals, debugging, IPC, event-driven design
Open Sync/OpenWrt Platform Development
Open Sync Managers, OVSDB, UCI, MQTT, Open Wrt build system
Linux Networking & LTE/5G Cellular Integration
Routing, IPv4/IPv6, failover, QMI/MBIM, modem management, GRE/IPsec